Hair waver



March 13, 1928. 1,662,319

M. J. MCGOWAN HAIR WAVER' Filed May 28. 19,27

Patented 13,1928.

UNITED STATES- menant. I. iroeowm,

PATENT OFFICE.

or cnrcaeo; :nemers HAIR WAW.

application med my 2s,

used by unskilled persons on their-own hair.

An illustrative embodiment ofthis invcn 1o tion is shown' in the accompanying drawings, in which: A

` Figi/1 shows the vhair-waving devicein place ou a persons head.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary plan l5 view oi a portion of the device.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail in iperspectlve 4oione of the combs which enga es the hair. Figfli is a fragmentary detai in'A perspec# tive of one of the elasticl comb retaining cords.

Fig. 5 is a similar vie'w,-showing`J a pair of the `elastic cords and the fastening means for the oppositeend of a comb.

In this im rovedtinv'ention, ahead, harmain supporting straps, one to bedrsposed around the forehead, down thecheeks, and `under the chin ofthe user, and the other main hand extending fromfthe chin ends of the first mentioned band diagonally backward across the 'back of the head at the `upper part thereof. vThese two bands are. joined by a narrow strap, which is disposed so 'as to lay along the line where' the hair is parted. A plurality1 of Acombs having inwardly disposed1 teet vare placed'inV thehair, and then adjacent combs are shifted longii tudinally in .opposite direction to form t e desired waves or swirls, the ends` of the combs being supported and attachedto the head harness mam bands.n L

yIn the construction shownin the drawings, the hair Waver'v comprises a head hat: ness having a front supporting band, 1, formed in. a loop and sha ed so as to fit across the forehead at the ront edge of the" hair lineand down the cheeks of .the user in the forni of a-loop. The lowerends ofthe band overlap. underneath the. chin of the which are stitched or otherwise suitably secured to the s1xpportin,-,1;band 1 near the ends thereof.""`"" c A second main supporting band 3, has its 65 ends secured to thek ends of the band 1 at a lar hooks 9 Vness is provi ed, which comprises a pair 0f 'bands-,that is, at every attachment of the combs, the-str1 15, which user, and are secured together by strings 2, j

hair 1s. first-wet with water or suitable hair mfr., serial no. 195,112.

point closely adjacent the chin of the user, and forms a loopvwhich extends diagonally backward: to pass over the back art of the head near the .upper art thereo 4The medial parts of the ban s 1 and 3 are attached together by a narrow band 4, which is disposed so asto lay along the` line where the Y air is parted. f f g The hair engaging and waving partsof this. device comprise-a plurality of combs of varying length, which are arranged 1n- -a suitable curvefso as to ch'nform to the curvature of the users head.` The combs are preferably vformed by having a.` double parl allel vrow of short inwardly-dis osed teeth 7 of sufficient length to extend t rough the hair and contactwith the scalp of the user. lOne end of the comb is rovided with an integrally formedhook 8 or attachment of the comb to vthe head harness, and the other 'n end gis provided with a plurality of n tegrally formed longitudinally spaced simi for providingY adjustable attach- Y Means are `provided for attaching the com bs to the lead harness, and comprise elastic cords 10, 11- an`d v12, carried on the supportngbands- 1A and 3. The` elastic cords are carried Von `the supporting bands by stitchin thereto relatively narrow` strips of materia 15 along their mar al ed es, with the middle part thereof slig tly gat ered so as to form achannel in whichtheelastic cords are free to slide or otherwise move therein. 'At suitablepoint's along the strip 15, stitching'is omitted and a' loop of the 'cord is allowed to extend out through this opening, as. shown particularly in The front supportin band 1 carries a ,le elastic cord, and the ack supporting ban 3 g5 -is provided with a pair ofthese cords arranged side b side, 'as shown particularly in Fig. 5'of t e drawings.V f

'At suitable points along the supporting a a ternatejpoint o m0 is of'semi-rigid material is loope upwardly,

as at 20, forreeeivi-ng-the end of the comb 6, 4which has theliooks 9 thereon.

In the use ,of this hairwaving device, thel curling fluid and` the head harness without -the combs' is'placed upon the Vhead of the user and tied thereon with the narrow stri los parted. A comb 6 is then laced on the head with the teeth 7 passing own through the hair and contacting with the scalpv of theA user, and with the hook 8 engaged in a loop of the elastic cord 10. The comb is then shifted longitudinally, stretching the loop of the elastic cord, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, and the opposite end of the comb passed through'the upstanding loop 20, one.

of the hooksv 9 engaging with the top of the loop 20 to hold the comb in such shifted fittingy between the supporting bands along both sides of the head, and also for fitting around' the back of the head, so that the wave or swirl formed by the combs is continuous around -the head from one side to the other. l

Although but one specific embodiment of this invention has been herein shown and described, it will be understood that numerous details of the construction shown may be altered or omitted without departing from the spirit of this invention as defined by the following claims.

I claimt ljA- hair waving device comprising spaced supporting members adapted to be secured to the head of a user, a series of hair engaging combs attached to said supporting members and spanning the space therebetween, and means for permitting longitudinal shifting of said combs in alternate directions with respect to each other.

2. The method of waving hair comprising the placing of a supporting harness on the head of the user, resiliently attaching a plurality of hair engaging combs to said harness in substantially parallel relationship, shifting said combs longitudinally in alternate directions for Waving the hair, and then fastening said combs in such shifted position.

A hair waving device comprising spaced' supporting members adapted to be secured to the head of the user, resilient comb attaching means carried by said members, a plurality of combs having one end detach-ably connected with said resilient attaching means, said combs being adapted lo engage the hair of the user and to be shifted longtiudinally to form waves therein, and means on said supporting members for engaging the opposite ends of said combs for retaining them in such .shifted position.

Signed at Chicago this 19th day oi May MICHAEL J. MCGOVVAN. 

